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i think ross only brought up this point to see if i could still maintain the pretty formatting in addition to adding something extra to the summary. well ross challenge accepted and met. so :P On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Ross Singer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks, Rosalyn for setting this up and compiling the results! > > While it doesn't change my default position, "yes we need more diversity > among Code4lib presenters!", I'm not sure, statistically speaking, that you > can draw the conclusions you have based on the sample size, especially > given the survey's topic (note, I am not saying that women aren't > underrepresented in the Code4lib program). > > If 83% of the mailing didn't respond, we simply know nothing about their > demographics. They could be 95% male, they could be 99% female, we have no > idea. I think it is safe to say that the breakdown of the 16% is probably > biased towards females simply given the subject matter and the dialogue > that surrounded it. We simply cannot project that the mailing list is > 57/42 from this, I don't think. > > What is interesting, however, is that the number roughly corresponds to > the number of seats in the conference. I think it would be interesting to > see how this compares to the gender breakdown at the conference. > > This doesn't diminish how awesome it is that you put this together, > though. Thanks, again to you and Karen! > -Ross. > On Dec 5, 2012, at 1:28 PM, Rosalyn Metz <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Hi Friends, > > > > I put together the data and a summary for the gender survey. Now that > > conference and hotel registration has subsided, it's a perfect time for > you > > to kick back and read through. > > > > [Code4Lib] Gender Survey > > Data< > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqfFxMd8RTVhdFVQSWlPaFJ2UTh1Nmo0akNhZlVDTlE > > > > Gender Survey Data is the raw data for the survey. Not very interesting, > > but you can use it to view my Pivot Tables and charts. > > > > [Code4Lib] Gender Survey > > Summary< > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hbofh63-5F9MWEk8y8C83heOkNodttASWF5juqGLQ1E/edit > > > > Gender Survey Summary is easy to read version of the above -- its the > > summary I wrote about the results. Included is a brief intro, charts > (from > > above), and a summary of the results. > > > > Let the discussion begin, > > Rosalyn > > > > P.S. Much thanks to Karen Coyle for reviewing the summary for me before I > > sent it out. Also if there are any typos or grammar mistakes, please > blame > > my friend Abigail who behaved as my editor. >